Fox of France

Napoleon's speech sparked another round of cheers. If Napoleon turned France from a republic into an empire, as it did in history. Then maybe many people will have some ideas.

In the original history, when Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, many students in the Paris Higher School of Engineering and Technology openly accused Napoleon of betraying democracy. Napoleon was very dissatisfied with this, and therefore accused the principal Monge of not managing the students well. But Monge, an old Bonapartist, retorted: "It's all because you deceived them." And old republicans like Carnot simply resigned.

And abroad, Napoleon's act of proclaiming himself emperor made him even more disappointed. Before Napoleon became emperor, France was in Europe, and that was the real lighthouse. Any foreigner with a little bit of conscience will stand on the side of France without hesitation in the conflict between the feudal princes of his country and France. Those ordinary people struggling under feudal oppression regard France as their liberator. Italians, Poles, Germans, and Nordics all served as volunteers in the French army, fighting for democracy and freedom.

But with Napoleon proclaiming himself emperor, the left-wing forces throughout Europe felt cheated and betrayed. Since then, the war between France and other countries has gradually changed from a war of the third estate against the feudal kings to a war of the French nation against other nations.

But this time, the situation is different. Although Napoleon still became emperor, this emperor was not the emperor of France, but the emperor of "Rome" that did not exist in reality and only existed in ideas. Under such circumstances, this crown is actually not much different from the "Imperator Medal" in everyone's eyes. What's more, Napoleon also put the title of first consul before the title of emperor in his speech. Besides, the title of emperor in Rome itself has a certain republican color.

So at this time Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor in this way, and almost everyone was cheering for him.

An hour later, "Scientific Pravda", "Kommersant" and "The Sun" published special reports on the matter.

The headline in Scientific Pravda read: "Long Live the Emperor of the People!" The headline in Kommersant read: "Long Live the Emperor of the Romans!" and the headline in The Sun read: "God Says: Roman Orthodoxy In France"

Although a very few people still worry about whether Napoleon will further erode the French democratic system, in the eyes of most people, Napoleon's current performance is the embodiment of his integrity.

The next day, the first ruler of the French Republic, His Majesty the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Paulon Bonaparte, was interviewed by a reporter from "Science Pravda". In the interview, Napoleon reassured reporters of his loyalty to the democratic system, and more systematically described his understanding and thinking of the "Emperor of the Romans". He told reporters that since he is already the "Emperor of the Romans", he can legally grant the status of "Roman citizens" or even "Roman nobles" to those who have contributed to the progress of mankind.

"The Medal of the Legion of Honor is an honor of France. It is generally only awarded to the French, but Roman citizens and Roman nobles are the honor of the entire world. It can be awarded to people from all countries who have contributed to the progress of mankind." Napoleon also explained the meaning of "Roman citizen" in this way.

On the third day, the French State Council held an emergency meeting and passed a resolution to congratulate His Majesty Napoleon Bonaparte, the first ruler of France and the "Emperor of the Romans". At the same time, this resolution also proposed that France allocate land near Paris and donate it to the Roman Empire—it is recommended to choose the area around the Olympic Games site—as the territory of the Roman Empire. He also suggested that the first consul, His Excellency Paulon Bonaparte, send Mr. Talleyrand, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to negotiate with the representatives sent by His Majesty the Roman Emperor Paulon Bonaparte on behalf of France, and conclude a permanent alliance treaty.

After putting forward this proposal and passing it unanimously, the State Council quickly put forward a new proposal, suggesting that France and the Roman Empire should reach complete free trade, complete mutual exemption from tariffs, both sides grant each other complete national treatment, and allow France Dual citizenship with the Roman Empire, as well as dual allegiance, and the agreement that France is responsible for the security of the Roman Empire.

This proposal was also swiftly passed. But the first proposal encountered obstacles with Bonaparte First Consul and Napoleon the Great. The Bonaparte government believed that ceding the country was an act of treason, even if the target was the great Roman Empire, it could not change this. His Majesty Emperor Napoleon believed that as a friendly neighbor of the French Republic, the Roman Empire also had self-respect, and this self-respect did not allow him to take advantage of France by taking advantage of the simple feelings of the French people for the Roman Empire. Therefore, he suggested that the Roman Empire could buy some land from the French government at the market price through the way of buying and selling land, and use it as the territory of the Roman Empire.

Bonaparte's ruling and His Majesty Napoleon's statement fully demonstrated their high moral integrity, and the members of the State Council were deeply moved, so they quickly referred to the proposals of the First Consul and His Majesty the Roman Emperor, and expressed their opinions on the first article The proposal was amended and passed swiftly and sent to the Tribunal for review.

The Tribunal, followed by the Legislative Council and the Senate, completed the review of these two drafts with astonishing efficiency and submitted them to the First Consul for approval.

This time, the Bonaparte government approved the agreement without further dissenting opinions. And sent Talleyrand Minister of Foreign Affairs to hold talks with Talleyrand Senator who had just been identified as a "Roman nobleman" (Roman nobles are often the elders of the Senate), and finally signed a series of documents.

These series of documents include the "French Republic-Roman Empire Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance", "French Republic-Roman Empire Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation", "French Republic-Roman Empire Territory Purchase and Demarcation Treaty".

The supreme leaders of the two countries, His Excellency Bonaparte, the first ruler of the French Republic, and His Majesty Napoleon, Emperor of the Roman Empire, signed these treaties on behalf of their governments. Thus announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the French Republic and the Roman Empire.

A month later, His Majesty Napoleon officially announced the establishment of the Imperial Government of the Roman Empire on the original Palace of Liberty Square. Almost all French ministers obtained the status of nobles of the Roman Empire and held corresponding positions in the Roman Empire government. As a result, almost all the officials of the Roman Empire were concurrently held by the officials of the French Republic. Even the president of the Academy of Sciences is no exception. Of course, because the Roman Empire was founded and the finances were not rich, the officials of the Roman Empire did not have salaries to get.